A CORRESPONDENT, Gopalganj

At least four people were killed and two others critically injured as a bus hit an easy bike in Kashiani area of Gopalganj yesterday.

The deceased were identified as: Obaidur Rahman Sheikh, 48, of Helencha village in Faridpur’s Alfadanga; Motaleb Paik, 75, his wife Delowara Begum, 60, and their daughter Ruma Khanam, 35, of Randhanpur village in Madaripur’s Kalkini.

Ruma’s daughter and another person were admitted to the Gopalganj 250-Bed General Hospital with critical injuries.

The accident happened at around 11:50am near Majhigati Bus Stand on Dhaka-Khulna Highway when a Dhaka-bound bus of Emad Paribahan hit the easy bike, leaving two dead on the spot. The injured were rushed to hospital where doctors declared two others dead, said Md Russel Mia, a traffic sergeant of Bhangha Highway Police.

Both the vehicles were seized, but the bus driver fled the scene. Legal procedures were underway, he added.